How To Send A Disappearing Photo Or Video On Instagram

Instagram gives you an option to send disappearing photos or video in a chat. Here’s how to send it.
You can send a disappearing photo or video either as a group or individual message. After someone opens a disappearing photo or video you’ve sent them, the message is no longer visible in their inbox unless you’ve allowed a replay of your message.

Read on to know how the entire feature works and how to use it on Instagram.

Step 1:

Open Messages on Instagram by tapping the new Messenger icon on the top right corner. Also, make sure that your app is updated to the latest version.

Step 2:

Now select who you want to send a disappearing message to. You can do this by tapping the messages and searching the username of that person.

Step 3:

Once you are on the chat page, you’ll need to enter the Vanish mode by swiping up on your chat. Moreover, the other party will also have to enable the new feature.

Once you enter this mode, your chat screen will go black and you’ll see a note at the top telling that you’ve entered Vanish Mode.

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Step 4:

Now compose that sneaky message. You can send photos, videos, or texts in this mode.

Step 5:

Specify how many times you want your message to be opened from options-

View Once which only allows the message to be seen one time,
Allow Replay which allows a replay of your message once more, or
Keep in Chat which keeps a preview visible in your thread.

Step 6:

Now send it.

This is how you can send disappearing messages on Instagram. Vanish Mode and some other new messaging features are in the testing phase in select countries and will roll out soon for all users globally. So if you don’t see the new Vanish mode even after updating your app, just be patient.

How To Send A Disappearing Photo Or Video On Instagram